TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Based on a true-life story, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is a loving memoir to a man whose lessons on life have much to teach us about ourselves. Academy Award(R)-winner Jack Lemmon (Best Actor, 1974, SAVE THE TIGER) delivers an outstanding performance as Morrie Schwartz, the Brandeis University professor upon whom the best-selling book is based. Hank Azaria (GODZILLA) plays Mitch, an accomplished journalist so driven by his job, he has little time or energy left for anything else. One night, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a national news program and learns his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig's disease. After the telecast, Mitch contacts Morrie, and what starts as a visit turns into a pilgrimage as Mitch opens his heart to the lessons Morrie has to teach him. As the bond grows between these two men, Mitch learns that professional commitments don't mean anything without the love of family and friends. Sure to inspire, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE may just change your views on the meaning of life ... forever.
• Cast: Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, Bonnie Bartlett, John Carroll Lynch, Cloud Michaels, Terri Hanauer, Kyle Sullivan, Charles Homet, Mark Eric Charbonneau, Carlton Wilborn, Ivo Cutzarida, Dan Thiel, Kimble Jemison, Eric Saiet, Shane Stevens, John Billingsley, Jesse D. Goins, Dori Mizrahi, Alicia Harding, Kevin Lowe, Christian J. Meoli, Jon Ingrassia, Harry Hutchinson, Duke Valenti, Bruce Nozick, James Thomas Bailey, Jeff Bryan Davis, Michael Pollock, Joe Whyte, Tammy Blue, Devin Corey, Gillian Doyle, Camille Henderson, Sarah Horvath, Sarah Kozer, Jason Krieger, Aaron Lustig, Mick Jackson, Thomas Rickman, Mitch Albom
• Director: Mick Jackson
• Runtime: 1:33
• Media Format: movie